After the Tsunami: Rethinking Humanitarian Aid
The death toll in the wake of the tsunami has climbed steadily since December 26th, and the recent numbers of dead reported are as high as 220,000. In the past month images of huge waves and broken villages have flashed across our TV screens, while websites from Amazon.com to Banana Republic to the Bill Clinton Foundation have urged us to donate to relief efforts in the affected areas. more>>
Wait of the Union: The Debate Over Abstinence-Only Education for America's Youth
“Freeing myself to reach for the best life has to offer, I promise to abstain from sexual involvement from this day until I enter a marriage relationship.” At the end of the Louisiana Governor’s Abstinence Program (GAP), students are encouraged to take this oath to keep their virginity until they are married.
Over the past school year, more than 400,000 seventh-graders in Louisiana public schools were enrolled in the Governor’s Abstinence Program for one hour each week over eighteen weeks. more>>